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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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